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Classic Victoria Falls Safari

Victoria Falls · Hwange · Lower Zambezi
Duration
9 Days · 8 Nights
The route
Victoria Falls · Hwange · Lower Zambezi
Style
Falls, elephants and the Zambezi
Best season
February – May · best
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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Elephant
On the upper Zambezi banks at dusk.
Hippo
In the channels above the falls.
African wild dog
Hwange is a stronghold.
Lion
Prides patrol the pans.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Victoria Falls

Arrive Victoria Falls

The journey begins.

Arrive in Victoria Falls, met and transferred to your accommodation. Victoria Falls is the most connected point in the region — which makes it the natural hinge between Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana.

02Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls

A full day in the field.

See the falls on foot, from the air, and on a sunset cruise on the upper Zambezi. Arrive and settle in.

03Victoria Falls → Hwange National Park

To Hwange National Park

On to the next chapter.

Transfer to Hwange National Park. Morning and evening game drives, with sundowners over the elephant pans. Arrive and settle in.

04Hwange National Park

Hwange National Park

A full day in the field.

Morning and evening game drives, with sundowners over the elephant pans. Hwange's wildlife survives the dry months because of pumped water — a reminder that this wilderness is actively kept alive.

05Hwange National Park

Hwange National Park

A full day in the field.

Morning and evening game drives, with sundowners over the elephant pans.

06Hwange National Park → Lower Zambezi National Park

To Lower Zambezi National Park

On to the next chapter.

Transfer to Lower Zambezi National Park. Canoe and boat the Zambezi channels, with floodplain game drives. Arrive and settle in.

07Lower Zambezi National Park

Lower Zambezi National Park

A full day in the field.

Canoe and boat the Zambezi channels, with floodplain game drives. What Mana Pools is to Zimbabwe, the Lower Zambezi is to Zambia — the same river, a different shore.

08Lower Zambezi National Park

Lower Zambezi National Park

A full day in the field.

Canoe and boat the Zambezi channels, with floodplain game drives.

09Depart Lower Zambezi National Park

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Lower Zambezi National Park — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

February – May

Peak season

Peak flow. The falls are at their most thunderous, wrapped in spray and rainbows.

August – December

Good season

Low water. Less spray, clearer views of the rock face, and Devil's Pool swims open.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Elephant Lion

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Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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